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Saratov, RussiaE12 StatesE10

Ukraine Strikes Oil Refinery

Ukraine launched a nighttime drone strike on Saratov's oil refinery, reports see.news. The attack caused fires and significant damage to the facility.

Russian authorities confirmed the strike targeted the Saratov oil refinery, with officials noting that the facility was partially destroyed, per ukranews.com. The attack occurred during the night, with early morning reports confirming extensive damage.

The strike is part of a broader pattern of Ukrainian attacks on Russian infrastructure, including nearby Oryol, where missile strikes were also reported, notes bloomberg.com. This latest incident has heightened concerns over energy security in the region.

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01seesee.news · 8 NovUkraine Strikes Saratov Oil Refinery.. Kyiv Comes Under Russian Attack 02ukranewsukranews.com · 7 NovSaratov Oil Refinery on fire following Ukrainian nighttime attack - OSINT analysis 03bloombergbloomberg.com · 7 NovKyiv Faces Russian Missile Barrage, Hits Saratov Oil Refinery 04inkorrinkorr.com · 7 NovDefense Forces Strike Proton Plant in Oryol and Saratov Oil Refinery, Triggering Fires and Missile Blasts 05sfgsfg.media · 7 NovUkraine Strikes Oryol and Saratov, Authorities Report Damage 06englishenglish.nv.ua · 7 NovDrones strike Russian oil facility overnight — Astra 07kyivpostkyivpost.com · 7 NovDrones Strike Saratov Refinery, Missiles Hit Oryol Plant 08dailykosdailykos.com · 7 NovRussian stuff blowing up: Russian internet provider suffers devastating attack

Open data on the globe —

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Oil and gas around here
11 refineries · 1 terminal within 600 km
5 of 337 gas flares burning in the last 24 h
together they burned 2.2 billion m³ in 2025
78 oil and gas fields
“Satellites caught 5 gas flares burning within 600 km of here in the last day; this area's flares burned about 2.2 billion cubic metres of gas last year.”
OGIM v3.0, Environmental Defense Fund (CC BY 4.0) · NASA FIRMS VIIRS (NOAA-20, NOAA-21), last 24 h · Open the same data on firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov →

Why these floors —

E12 · E10

E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E12, states; the pressure it names: drone strike on refinery. Its words also reach E10 institutions.

Here it is a dynamic between states and institutions: drone strike, Russian authorities, energy security and missile strikes (E12 states), with oil refinery and infrastructure (E10 institutions).

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E12 Statesmain floor

The floor of states and force. In this briefing: drone strike, Russian authorities, energy security, missile strikes, Ukrainian attacks.

E10 Institutions

The floor of money and rules. In this briefing: oil refinery, infrastructure.